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:"This article relates to the Belgian coastal town of Blankenberge. The near-homophonous Blankenberg is a town in Germany." Blankenberge is a municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Blankenberge proper and the settlement of Uitkerke. On 1 January 2007 Blankenberge had a total population of 18,329. The total area of the municipality is 17.41 km², giving a population density of 1,053 inhabitants per km². There is a sandy beach and a structure unique along the Belgian coast: a 350-m long pier, constructed in 1933. Famous events: * Carnival Parade * Two Day Marching event, every first weekend of May * Klankenberge * Flower Parade, every last Sunday of August Famous inhabitants: * Adolf Eugen Fick, the inventor of the contact lens, who died in Blankenberge in 1901 * Flemish painter and woodcutter Frans Masereel, born here in 1889 * , Belgian Contemporary Painter External links: * in English (also available in Dutch, French and German) * ... Read more about Blankenberge on Wikipedia

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